Subarctic
Valdez, Alaska
Valdez-Cordova Borough, Alaska · Population 3.9k · 3 ft elevation
Living in Valdez
Valdez has a subarctic climate: cool summers (July highs around 64°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 68″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (325″ a season).
Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 26, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Valdez is an outdoor hub: about 41% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,600 ft around town.
Valdez at a glance
- Population
- 3.9k
- Elevation
- 3 ft
- Average daily high
- 46°F0th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 68″99th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 325″100th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,339 hrs6th percentile
- Median AQI
- 263th percentile
- Median home value
- $312k59th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,463/mo66th percentile
- Median household income
- $97k72th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.18%60th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 1.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Violent crime rate
- 52 per 100k15th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 388 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 45%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 41%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,610 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 19°F | 6.6″ | 66.6″ | 80 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 22°F | 5.9″ | 63.4″ | 110 hrs |
| Mar | 37°F | 23°F | 4.1″ | 45.8″ | 214 hrs |
| Apr | 47°F | 32°F | 3.4″ | 22.3″ | 281 hrs |
| May | 56°F | 40°F | 3.0″ | 3.4″ | 306 hrs |
| Jun | 63°F | 47°F | 2.4″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Jul | 64°F | 49°F | 3.9″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Aug | 62°F | 47°F | 7.0″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Sep | 55°F | 42°F | 9.8″ | 0.7″ | 182 hrs |
| Oct | 45°F | 34°F | 8.0″ | 9.1″ | 112 hrs |
| Nov | 34°F | 25°F | 6.1″ | 43.5″ | 79 hrs |
| Dec | 31°F | 22°F | 7.7″ | 70.5″ | 72 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology